Army Staff Sgt. John B. Brodigan has returned to the U.S. after being deployed overseas at a forward operating base to serve in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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NEWS1Capital City Weekly Army Staff Sgt. John B. Brodigan has returned to the U.S. after being deployed overseas at a forward operating base to serve in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Army Staff Sgt. John B. Brodigan has returned to the U.S. after being deployed overseas at a forward operating base to serve in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Operation Enduring Freedom is the official name given to anti-terrorism military operations involving U.S. troops and allied coalition partners. Active duty and reserve component members from all branches of the U.S. armed forces have been deployed to support the war against global terrorism outside the borders of the United States. U.S. troops serve in South, Southwest and Central Asia, the Arabian peninsula, the Horn of Africa, islands in the Pacific, and Europe.

Brodigan is a fire direction chief assigned to the 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. He has served in the military for five years.

He is the son of Janice and Calvin Harris of Oakwood Drive, Anchorage. His wife, Melujane, is the daughter of Jeff and Melva Randrup of Petersburg.